Safety driving mirror for automobiles



E. L; MORRIS. SAFETY DRIVING MIRROR FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 17, 1921. 1 %1 66 Patented May 23, 1922 I 2SHEETSSHEET 1.

E. L. MORRIS.

SAFETY DRIVING MIRROR FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED mean, 1921.

Pate-flied May23,1922

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SAFETY DRIVING MIRROR TOR AJI TTUMOBILEBF 1'0 all 101mm; it. mayconcemz:

Autmnohiles, of which the following is a specification.

l .The object of m invention as to provide a 'novel driving mlrrordesigned to be used on the windshield of an automobile and so arrangedthat it can be adjusted to afi'ord.

the driver a view of objects behind him on both the left and the rightand sides; and also to providea type of mirror which can be used with aclosed car as it hangs on the windshield inside the car and objects arereflected on the mirror through the opening in the curtain inthe rear(it the car. lit is also an ohject'of my invention to rovide a devicehaving mirrors that are adjustable vertically relative to the supportingapparatus to permit of adjustment; of the mirrors to the height of thedriver toprovide mirrors that can be tilted to any angle desired; and toprovide the novel combination of mirrors disclosed in the accompanyingdrawings. l attain these and other ob ects by the mechanism illustratedin the accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure 1 is a front elevationof my invention applied to the windshield of an automobile; I I

Fig. 2 is a top plan of same;

Fig. 3 is a side-elevation of the device ap-;

plied to a windshield, the latter being shown in section;

Fig. 4 isa horizontal section on line 4-4e ot'lFig.3; I

Fig. 5 is a front plan of a modified form 1' of the invention; and

Fig. 6 is a top plan of the "form shown in Fig. 5.

Like numerals designate like parts in each of the several views.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, ll provide a hook 2 whichengages over the top of the windshield 1 and is reileasably secured tosame by clamp 3 and wing nut a which latter member is threaded on thescrew stud 5'. Hook 2 is providedwith a."

- hook 2 by hinge 8 and thumb set screws 9.

liar 7 is provided with a longitudinal slot 10 in which the clampinghead 11=is slidably Specification of letters Patent.

depending element mounted Patented llllay 23,1222,

Application filed December 17, 1921. Serial No. eaaoae.

in Fig. 4, and thumb nut 13. Clamping head 11 has adepending portion 14on which brackets 16 and 17 of mirror frames 18 and The depending memberor rod- 14: 1s pro-. vided with a screw threaded shaft. 15 on which ismounted the thumb nut 20 which is operated to loosen the brackets 16 and17 and permit of a radial adjustment.

llwleferringto Fig. 5, I may 'rovide anysuitable shape or mirrors 18 an19 and also provide a suitable extension mirror 22 on mirrors 18 and 19.adjustably attached to same by suitable hinges 21. These two extramirrors 22 can be folded back, asshown in Figs; 5 and 6, when not inuse; and also may secured by meansoi' screw stud 12, as'shown so 19-,respectively, are adjustably supported.

be turned to diilerent angles relative to the main mirrors 1'8 and 19 towhich they are hingedly attached.

in operating the device the hook 2 is engaged over the windshield andusually at the center of same and clamped there by the wing nut 4:. Theclamping head 11 is raisedor lowered to thedesired position relative tobar 7 and secured in the desired position by thumb nut 13. Thumb nut 20on screw threaded shank 15 of depending member 14- -is loosened topermitof radial adjustment of mirrors 18 and 19 to the desiredangleusually tilted slightly toward each other and the thumb screwtightened to hold'ther'n in the desired position. i

It the form of the mirrors shown in Figs. 5 and 6 is employed theextension mirrors 22 may be either moved to any desired angular positionrelative to the main mirrors 18 and .19, or may be folded back, as shownin Fig. ti.

lit is of course understood that T may employ any suitable means foradjusting the adjustable parts of the apparatus andmay utilize anysuitable joint between members 6 and 7., the preferred construction,however, being illustrated in the drawings.

What T claim is- I 1. In a device of the class described, thecombination oi. clamping means detachably engageable over the windshieldof an automobile, a depending bar hingedly secured to said element, asecondrearwardly projecting on and vertically adjustable relative to thefirst mentioned depending bar, a plurality of mirrors swingablysupported on the latter element,

and means for manually. securing and lia'stoning the mirrors in anydesired adjusted position.

. 2. In a device of the class described, the combination of clampingmeans detachably engageable over the windshield of an automobile, adepending slotted bar hing'edly secured to said element, means forsecuring said bar in an adjusted position relative to the clampingmeans, a second depending element mounted on and vertically adjustablerelativeto the first mentioned depending bar and apluralityof mirrorsswingably supported from the latter element.

3. In a device of the class described, the vCOIIlblIltLtlOIl of a hookengageable over the top of a Windshield, said hook'having a rightangular-1y bent portion,means for detacha-.

